Wimbledon Introduces Video Replay System in 2025.

Replay technology will make its debut at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament.

Players are granted the option to contest particular decisions made by the official, mirroring the protocol currently in use at both the US Open and the Aussie major.

This technology will be operational on the main stadium and the number one court throughout the tournament and on the remaining show courts when they are staging singles contests.

This move follows just a season following the All England Club introduced electronic line calling, which brought an end to the centuries-old tradition of line judges.

What Can Be Reviewed?

Players will not be permitted to dispute the accuracy of the ELC system, but are allowed to request the umpire to review other situations, such as:

• If a ball has bounced twice.
• Whether a ball made contact with an opponent's racquet or person on the way past.
• Potential hindrance end of a point.

Notably, there will be no cap on the number of reviews a player can ask for.

Practical Application

An illustrative example took place in Indian Wells last week, where a top player used the review system against Jack Draper.

Draper conceded it was a tough call for the official, but believed his opponent had "used the regulations quite well."

The umpire viewed a video and ruled the player was guilty of hindrance, granting the point to Medvedev.

Wider Implementation

Video reviews aren't new for major tournaments. It has been in use at the US Open since 2023 and the Australian Open since 2025.

Furthermore, it is becoming more common on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the ATP circuit will have video reviews in place at all of its tournaments.

Additional Innovations

A further change at The Championships 2025 will be the introduction of visual indicators on displays to support the audio calls from the ELC system.

This addresses situations where spectators have sometimes been uncertain whether a shot was in or out.

Finally, with exactly a century of days to go until the start of the Championships, the AELTC have also revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.